New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-02
EFFECT ON RIvER-FRONT BUSINESS.
WORK STOPPED AT NOoN-soME MEN REFUSE lu
sTRIKE-Ngw MEN ENGAGED.

WORK STOPPED AT NOOS-SOME MEN REkCsE IU
sTRIKE-Ngw MEN ENGAGED
The treghthanders the various railroad and freight
piers worked yesterday till noon as II ney were not
pecting to 20 strike During the forenoon the coni-
mittee of Knights who waited the officers OF the
paues on Monday received final answer TO the demand
for an increase Of pay to twenty cents an hour every
instance the demand refused and the men told
return to work after dinner One OF the first companies
to be visited was the Pennsylvania, the offices OF whcn
are mt Pier No s. North River The demand not being
entertained the order given to strike but only rev
men Mt that pier obeyed In the afternoon work was
going on smoothly Piers l. 2, 10. "a and 2s OK the
same company. the left work, but there were e~
disseners and considerable work was done INC super
said that expected to I'LL the places OF a hs
stkars this morning freight Of any kind was refused
at any OF the piers
All except twentysix of the freight-handers on tho
Erie piers quit work at p. m. The employees were
mostly old hands who had been with the company ZOE
several wears and were satisfied with their wages and
treatment They expressed much to the superintena-
ent when they left the pier, but we're Informed by MN
that ali who went out would be considered dis
charged and would not be taken back. This
linz did not refuse any freight, but none OF
nerishable nature was offered Work with iun
force OF new men will begin there this morning
small squad OF policemen kept guard during the dsy'
but the force was increased at night
At the Union Line pier which Is leased frohi tns
did not return the afternoon only Few men were a.
work but the has made arrangements !"
get new to-day.
Not a stroke OF work done at Pier No B. us useo
nv IN, NewJersey southern Railroad aud the places OF
the strikers who had knocked of work Monday after
noon had not been filled. The same may be said Of
the New Jersey Central Railroad pier No Ia but non
union men will be hired day The officers OF these tive
lines sent word to their 10 remove their esn
II they wished TO- and no other freight received dur
ing the day
Freight for the Delaware, Lackawanna ana western
Railroad is handled by the j. H. starin Transportation
Company The pier is No ls. The men employed the'e
are in symp,hy with the strikers and went out NJ noo
New men we're immediately obtained to NIL the vacans
,a,ss and although OF them we're NOT experiences
-. rho work went on iairly well
r, ,,L.rs assembled In large crowd
- On. street from the pier and revied
aao ns at work There were only few policemen on
., there and wnen the officers were not looAihSs
S rr would sneak and Interfere Win the wothers
9ney dnal became impertluent that wofu was scns
t oI the Steamboat squad and arouhusm"n
Win fIteeu policemen sent t0 drive them away.
There were strikes also the star, EmpiIos'
Union aud National lines all freghtcarfying compnnsS
of greater or less An effort VIII De niaue E
day Dy all OF them 10 resume work On tne R,ais only
New-York Central aud the i-ehigh Valley hsiiio"
The City Of Chicago. of the Inman hs, ws
delayed by the strike Of the rr,w' ,uS when
and Will not get OF unul to,mo.av,ms to,n.,", o.nioc
she is advertised sail ~ p NJ Tue a. oss 10
IIne) was also deayed, but WIN pf"ScavSS c SsS pivss
o.. EvsrytAiuy worked smeotly " the Sof'a nAsss